It's better to fall in love than seize the heir

The sky in Nanyue has always been beautiful, as clear as warm jade glowing with light.Above the other courtyard, the sky was clear and blue, with cotton-like white clouds floating, blown away by the gust of wind.

Suddenly there was a sound of flapping wings, and a snow-white red-beaked pigeon flew straight down through the clouds and landed firmly on Liang Yan's slightly bent index finger.

Shen Jinghe was sitting on the wicker chair peeling the lychees, the sweet and fruity fragrance came out from the cracks in the skin, and the transparent white juice dripped all over his hands.

He sat still, letting Liang Yan quickly pull out the scroll from the carrier pigeon's leg to check, and asked without looking up:

"How about it, what news came from Fifth Brother?"

Liang Yan didn't say a word, and didn't put down the paper roll until he finished scanning ten lines at a glance, and rubbed his tall browbones.

"The fifth prince first asked you about your recent situation as usual, and then said that the third prince has recently hired a new counselor named Yang Tinglan. That man has a lot of calculations in his stomach, and he has repeatedly offered strange strategies to the third prince, which has become his arm. With his help, the third prince accomplished several practical things, and was greatly praised by the emperor, making him the most popular in the capital."

Shen Jinghe pursed his lips, and reluctantly stuffed the last bite of the fruit into his mouth. Cheng Mo beside him had already prepared a wooden basin filled with clean water, and immediately stepped forward to wash it for him.Shen Jinghe dipped his hands in the water in the basin, and the glistening water waves gently patted on the jade-like white back of his hands.After a while, he picked up the silk handkerchief on the wooden frame to dry, and was packed up by Cheng Mo and brought into the house.

"Yang Tinglan... the name sounds familiar."

Shen Jinghe frowned and thought for a moment, and finally matched this name with a person who had met a few times before, and raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Isn't he the counselor next to the First Prince? We met him a few times before when the First Prince was still around."

Liang Yan's expression deepened: "It seems that the eldest prince would force the palace to rebel, and there are still many strange things in it."

Shen Jinghe let out a light snort, got up and sat down beside Liang Yan: "I have long felt weird in my heart. The eldest prince is a bit stupid, but he doesn't seem to have the temperament to force the palace to usurp the throne. He acted like this back then. There must be provocations from people around you."

He clicked his lips again.

"This Yang Tinglan is interesting."

"The third prince worked every step of the way and planned everything carefully. He was able to count the eldest prince and his close officials into a huge trap. No one doubts him until today. This person is definitely not an opponent that is easy to defeat." Liang Yan was a little worried, " He is showing his sharpness now, and we are in South Vietnam, so we can still avoid his blade. But you will have to go back in the future. When that day comes, you will inevitably face him head-on."

It's not that he doesn't trust his ability, but in Liang Yan's heart, nothing in the world is more important than Shen Jinghe's safety.Thinking that he might fall into turmoil and danger, Liang Yan couldn't restrain the pity and pain that gradually spread from the bottom of his heart. He wished to use himself to block all winds, knives, frosts and swords for Shen Jinghe——his treasure, as long as he finally came from him Just hold all the glory in your hands.

Looking at Liang Yan's darkened pupils, and there was a faint storm gathering in his eyes, Shen Jinghe sighed softly, knowing that Liang Yan was worried that he would give birth to a handicap again.

He held Liang Yan's wrist tightly with his backhand, and rubbed his fingertips rhythmically on the back of his hand, soothing the giant beast that was about to rush out of the man's heart.

The gentle touch brushed the skin on the back of Liang Yan's hand like a feather, gradually awakening the clarity in his heart.Liang Yan's back tensed, and he let out a long breath of foul air, but the dark storm in his eyes receded slowly in the next second, dissipating into nothing.

Liang Yan looked down at the man's concerned starry eyes.Everyone called him Liang Yan the indestructible god of war, and he always believed that he was calm and composed, and he would not change his face when Mount Tai collapsed before his eyes.But only when facing Shen Jinghe, would he lose his sense of proportion time and time again, lose his footing, and experience fragility and fear for the first time in his hard heart.

Shen Jinghe is his weakness, his reverse scale.

But it was all the reason he swung his sword against the whole world.

Shen Jinghe saw that he could control Liang Yan's emotions so easily, even though he knew in his heart that Liang Yan loved him deeply, he was inevitably deeply moved again at this time.He simply withdrew his hands and hid in Liang Yan's arms, leaning his chin lightly on the reassuring shoulder, whispering comfort in the man's ear.

"Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to me..." Shen Jinghe deliberately softened his voice, "The more the third prince is in the limelight now, the better he can become my shield. My people are all in the dark, and if there is any movement, They will all send pigeons to report to me."

Liang Yan sighed deeply, and clasped Shen Jinghe's back tightly, as if wanting to melt him into his bones.

"Next, how do you plan to plan?"

Shen Jinghe raised his head from his arms, his eyes were firm and confident: "I plan to let Fang Pingzhi, Zhu Shan and Tian Hui pull the dark thread, and encourage the court officials to ask the third prince to be the crown prince. The third prince is cautious, but The disciples of the Xu family are widely distributed, there will always be a few who are not clear about who are proud of their tails in the capital. If there are Hakka servants who want to take advantage of the situation to bully others, they will also send people to secretly indulge them."

Liang Yan immediately understood his intention: "Are you trying to add fuel to the flames and make the third prince's momentum even more aggressive?"

"Brother Sanhuang is in the limelight now. As a younger brother, I naturally have to help my brother, helping him to make flowers bloom again, and the fire to cook more oil. Isn't it?" Brush willow.

Liang Yan's love was miserable. He smiled and lowered his brows, looking like he was counting people into the game, and kissed the tip of his nose affectionately.

"I will grind the ink for you to reply."

……

In mid-October, the sowing of new tea in Dongmou Mountain was extremely successful. Gao Ming invited all the old tea households he could get to study the details of cultivation, including several tea-growing families.Every day, he led a team of people behind his buttocks to run to Dongmou Mountain twice in the morning and evening, almost taking care of the tea seeds that had just been carefully sprinkled in the soil as his own son.

After a few light rains, young shoots have gradually emerged in the scattered terraced fields.Looking from a distance through the white mist, I can see that the originally bare mountain is now covered with fluffy tender green. On the small road built on the hillside for people to walk, a few tea farmers bent down from time to time to check The condition of tea growth.

Shen Jinghe looked at the lively scene in front of him in a good mood, but it was a pity that Gao Ming beside him looked at the tea species and was so silly that he couldn't help but smile from ear to ear, his silly laughter diminished the tranquility of the beautiful scenery in the mountains.

He slapped the back of Gao Ming's head with his palm, and Gao Ming suppressed his laughter in a sensible way, and after a while, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

"My lord, how is it? Your servant has taken good care of this tea field, right?"

Shen Jinghe nodded in praise, with a smile on the corners of his eyes and brows.

After the tea seeds were successfully sown, he collected a batch of sample teas that had been saved before, and sent them to Luo Guang with a letter.

Ever since they left after solving the flood in the south of the Yangtze River, Luo Guang has been working hard in his post, managing the entire Su County in an orderly manner.The projects of flood detention, diversion of rivers and construction of canals have been carried out in an orderly manner under his guidance. Occasionally, if there is any uncertainty, I will send a letter to ask Shen Jinghe, and Shen Jinghe will also provide one or two reference strategies based on the experience of the two generations. .Although the words are concise, they often hit the point.

With the convenience of water conservancy, the people in the south of the Yangtze River can get twice the result with half the effort.The people are harmonious and happy, and Su County is well-known for its prosperity. Whether in public or private, Luo Guang has nothing but respect and gratitude for Shen Jinghe in his heart.

On this day, Luo Guang returned home after finishing his work, and was surprised to receive a bulging package from a servant.However, when he saw Shen Jinghe's unique wax pattern on the letter beside him, a serious look appeared on his slightly dark face, he raised his hand and waved away the servants, and opened it for inspection by himself.

He read the letter carefully in front of the lamp, with a smile on his face.He casually put the letter paper on the candle and lit it. Luo Guang opened the package, twisted out a pinch of tea and smelled it, then asked someone to brew a cup with boiling water, took a sip, and immediately felt the strong smell coming from his mouth. Chun Huigan opened his eyes wide in surprise.

"Ayi."

The loyal servant who was called Yi leaned over to answer.

"The little guy is here."

"Go ahead and ask someone to submit a list of the famous tea houses and tea merchants in Su County. Two days later, I will have a banquet in Jiangcheng."

Ah Yi received the order, turned around and went down to work without a moment's delay.Luo Guang looked sideways at the parcel still faintly smelling of tea, with a smile on his straight face.

"My lord, what's going on..."

Jun Cheng Sun Mo watched Hu Cao count and check the amount of silver taels and bank notes again and again, and finally spit out an astronomical figure with trembling lips that caused an uproar in the room, and couldn't help wondering if he was too old to use his ears.

Even the mature and well-informed Sun Mo showed a daze on his face, not to mention how the rest of the younger brothers jumped up from their chairs as if they had been roasted, half excited and half puzzled, staring at Hu Cao. The pile of money in hand stared straight.

Surrounded by everyone's eyes, Hu Cao swallowed with difficulty, barely recovering from the shock that fell from the sky.He couldn't help but look down again.So much money... I have worked in South Vietnam for more than ten years, and I have never seen a tenth of these silver taels!

Shen Jinghe folded his arms and watched as the crowd finally calmed down a little after going through a lot of turmoil. He smiled, stepped forward, and brushed his fingers casually over the smooth surface of the banknote.

"This is just the beginning. I always keep my word and do what I say. If I say it will make South Vietnam rich, I will never break my word."

With a calm demeanor, Shen Jinghe sat back on his seat, patiently explaining the reason to everyone.

It turned out that after he confirmed that the "Lan Ganhou" tea, a specialty of South Vietnam, could be planted on a large scale, he discussed with Luo Guang.After the first batch of tea leaves were picked, they were transported to Su County, where they were handed over to the major tea houses in Su County for distribution to various places in the Yong Dynasty.

He made such a decision after careful consideration.The first is the issue of civilization in South Vietnam. South Vietnam has many obstacles to the outside world, and the manpower is limited. If you want to spread the Late Ganhou throughout the Yong Dynasty, it is obviously far from enough to rely on the existing local capabilities and facilities. .It's better to focus on production first, and hand over the distribution to Su County, which is not far from Nanyue.

What's more, the tea merchants and tea houses in Sujun have been in business for many years, and they have both connections and signs. Their assistance in packaging will help Wan Ganhou to gain a reputation and become a hit.

As for the tea houses in Sujun, in order to stand out from the competition with other tea merchants in the Yong Dynasty, they must constantly develop new categories in order to gain a wider audience.Collecting tea from Nanyue and then selling tea elsewhere, the profit during this period is quite considerable.If it is said that they did not trust the quality of Wan Ganhou at the beginning, after tasting the tea given to them during the Luo Guang banquet, all of them have already dispelled their worries, and they are all focused on winning the distribution of Wan Ganhou. right.

Luo Guang knew that Nanyue's financial resources were weak, and Shen Jinghe's actions would inevitably be stretched, so he specially asked the tea merchants to pay the deposit first.The tea merchants have been immersed in the shopping malls for many years, and they have long smelled the huge business opportunities. With the guarantee of Luo Guang, the famous parent official in Su County, even if they pay a huge deposit, they must guarantee to win the first batch of output. Late Ganhou.

When Shen Jinghe finally finished his last sentence, and picked up the teacup to moisten his dry throat, he saw the people who had been silent for a long time suddenly get up again, wanting to kneel down without saying a word.

Why come again.Shen Jinghe was taken aback. He didn't care about drinking tea, so he quickly put down the teacup and stopped Sun Mo, who was standing at the front, and looked over helplessly.

"You really don't have to be like this... If I do something, you all have to give a big gift like this, don't say I can't bear it, do you want your kneecaps?"

"My lord." Sun Mo interrupted him slowly but firmly, "Nanyue is just a corner of the southeast border. The mountains are high and the roads are obstructed, and the people's livelihood is in decline. The officials assisted the five prefects in Nanyue, and those who came to Nanyue were either relegated or relegated. Because of the cold reception, only the adults are doing their best to ask for it; when they lived in South Vietnam, they were either depressed and resentful, or bullying the people, but the adults did not hate or be careless. In just a few months, they have saved thousands of people in South Vietnam from the poverty of a hundred years .”

Shen Jinghe was caught by the gleam in his eyes, and fell silent for a moment.

"Your Excellency's numerous achievements and love for the people are not too much to set up a stele to pass on. Now this ceremony is all from our sincerity. If Your Excellency does not accept it, you will teach the lower officials to feel deeply ashamed of the world and the people! "

Having said all this, although Shen Jinghe had mixed feelings in his heart and was touched, he couldn't help but let go, and looked complicatedly at the white-haired Jun Cheng leading all the Caos to bow to him for a long time.

Over the years, he has traveled to more than a dozen counties and cities, and he has seen high-ranking officials, even those who have a good reputation through word of mouth, often only regard the rule of a city and the people in their hands as their own. achievements.When he first arrived in South Vietnam, he thought that the place was poor and isolated for many years, and even if the officials and the people were not unruly and rebellious, they would inevitably be lazy.

It's just that after he really stayed in this southeast county city for several months, he really realized that in the boundless darkness where the end of the light can't be seen, there are really people who still keep the people of the earth in their chests all the time. There are really some people who still grit their teeth in the face of poverty and do not give up hope, believing that they can eventually find a way out with their hands.

The people in South Vietnam were moved by him, who can say that they are not also touched by them?

Shen Jinghe bowed and helped them up one by one.

What everyone didn't expect was that in the next second, Shen Jinghe also raised his hand in front of his chest as a salute, and bowed solemnly to them.

"My lord... this is absolutely impossible!"

The officials hurriedly avoided, but Shen Jinghe insisted on completing the etiquette regardless of their resistance.Facing everyone's anxious and puzzled expressions, he smiled and carefully collected the touch in his heart.

"Take it as... my return to you for my consistent support over the past few months."

With silver taels, everyone has confidence in their hearts.When discussing the further development plan of South Vietnam again, many ideas that I only dared to bury in my heart before, and even I thought it was a fantasy, unconsciously poured out.

Shen Jinghe listened carefully to everyone's opinions, and repeatedly weighed and calculated in his heart.

Sun Mo looked at his expression, and asked, "Zhu Cao has pretty much said what he thinks in his mind, I wonder if your lord is interested?"

Shen Jinghe thought for a while, then looked at Zhang Wenxun who didn't speak much: "Great Cao, just now most of the people proposed how to subsidize the people, only you said that you want to allocate funds to build an academy and hire old scholars?"

"Yes." Zhang Wenxun took a step forward without moving his expression.

"Why do you think so?"

Shen Jinghe looked at him with interest.

Zhang Wenxun was silent for a moment, and replied: "Teaching people how to fish is worse than giving them fish. Nanyue has always been poor, and it is difficult to survive, so there is no need to study. But since the adults invented the method of terraced fields, the people of Nanyue have no worries about food. If we build an academy so that urchins can be taught to learn books, they will have another way to go out and see the vast world in the future."

Shen Jinghe smiled approvingly: "What you said is almost as good as what I thought, but besides building an academy, I also need to allocate money to reward students who study hard, those who excel in the monthly exam, and those who study in a few years later." Those who achieve fame will be funded by the government and will be rewarded vigorously!"

Sun Mo thought for a while, and then nodded: "This method is feasible. Nanyue also built an academy before, but it couldn't invite serious teachers, and no children were willing to come to study, so it fell into disuse day by day. Now that there is money, It is not difficult to send someone to repair and renovate. I also have a few familiar scholars who are not far from the southeast. If you trust me, I might as well entrust this matter to my subordinates."

"Naturally, I'm relieved of the prefect's work."

Shen Jinghe said again: "The construction of the academy is a long-term plan after all. It must be done slowly and in a long-term way, so that the people will accept reading and learning from the bottom of their hearts. But right now, there is another matter that has to be put on the agenda."

"Your Excellency, you mean...?" Gao Ming suddenly felt something, his eyes lit up.

Shen Jinghe glanced at him with a smile: "Of course it's about building roads. Nanyue is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and it's very inconvenient to communicate with the outside world. Let’s work hard. It’s fine in the past, but now after the first batch of Wan Gan Hou picks them, they have to be transported to Su County. If there is no access, how can this business last for a long time?”

Everyone in the audience is very clear in their hearts, if a road that is convenient to connect with the outside world is built, it will bring about earth-shaking changes to the entire South Vietnam.It's not just about the delivery of Wan Ganhou. In the future, whether it's exchanging talents with the outside world, or the common people carrying agricultural products to sell outside, the time and cost will be greatly reduced.

They have suffered from lack of money to build roads for a long time, now that everything is ready, they naturally cheered up one by one, worked hard, and immediately started discussing with great interest.Just after a while, someone turned around and asked with a bitter face:

"My lord, this road construction is easy to say, but it is blind to do it. Let's say that we in South Vietnam have high mountains and high mountains, and we don't have any talents for road construction. We are here to discuss, and we can't even get a plan. Come out!"

"Who said it can't be taken out."

Shen Jinghe drank the last sip of tea, stood up slowly, with a smile in his eyes.

"Have you forgotten that before I became the governor of Nanyue County, I was the minister of the Ministry of Industry?"